Map of New Orleans, United States

New Orleans is a city in Louisiana, United States, with a population of about 362,701. It lies at 29.9547°N, 90.0751°W, about 0 m above sea level. New Orleans is about 1,552 km (965 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Metairie, 8 km to the northwest.

New Orleans at a glance

Where is New Orleans?

• The largest city in Louisiana on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near New Orleans

• Metairie — 8 km northwest
• Kenner — 17 km west
• Houma — 74 km southwest
• Gulfport — 105 km northeast
• Baton Rouge — 120 km northwest
• Biloxi — 124 km northeast
• Hattiesburg — 170 km northeast
• Lafayette — 189 km west
• Mobile — 212 km northeast
• Alexandria — 272 km northwest

Largest cities in Louisiana

• Baton Rouge — 227,470
• Shreveport — 187,593
• Metairie — 138,481
• Lafayette — 121,374
• Lake Charles — 76,070
• Bossier City — 68,094
• Kenner — 67,091
• Monroe — 49,598
• Alexandria — 47,889
• Houma — 34,287

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.